Lamp-stand



UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ENOS ROSE SHOEMAKER OF OLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

I Alvl P-sTAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,598, dated January 15, 1895. Application' ned nach 3,1894. seria No. 502,237. (No'moau.)

T0 all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ENos Ross SHOEMAKER, Y

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Clarksville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LampStands; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompa'nyingdrawings, and'to the letters of reference marked thereon,wlich form a part of this specitication.

This invention relates to lamp stands, and especially to that class of stands which are adapted for application to piano and'organs; and has forits object theprovison of a stand which may be readily secured in position Without the employment of auxiliary devices on the instrument, and which, by reason of adjustabilityof certain of its parts, is susceptible of attachment to diferent sizes and types of instruments.

Another object of the invention is to produce a simple and effective lamp stand possessing .advantages in point of inexpensiveness and durability.

The invention consists in the details of con- 4 struction of the parts, and their relative arrangement and operation, all of which will fully and clearly appear from a reading,` of the subjoined description taken in connection with the accom'panying drawings, which form a part of this specication, and in which- Figure 1, illustrates in perspective view a piano o f the upright type with my improved lamp stand attached. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the lamp stand. Fig. 3, is a vertical central section of the same. Fig. 4, is a rear elevation with the clamping devices/removed; and Fig. 5, is a perspective View of theclamping devices.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A denotes the instrument to which my improved lamp stand is shown attached, having the cheeks b b, the legs or brackets c c and the base or foot piece c c', these parts being of ordinary construction, but serving as convenient portions for the attachment of the lamp stand which is designated by the letter D.

The lamp stand consists lof the lamp rest e,

preferably rectangular in shape, one of its sides being padded with a strip e of felt or other suitable material to prevent marring the surface of the cheek of the instrument against which it abuts in practice. The upper side of this rest is reamed or recessed out to form a depression e2 for the base of the lamp, and is padded with a piece e3 of felt or other material which conforms to the shape of the depression. The support for the rest consists preferably of two uprights ff secured at their upper ends to the rest, and these uprights are separated byinterposed blocks fj2 as shown.

.In practice the lower ends of the uprights rest on the floor, and if desired pikes f3 may be inserted in said lower ends, vwhich by engaging with the door or carpet will prevent slipping. To the lower block f2 is secured a bearing g which extends at right angles to the uprights and in practice abuts against the tress base or foot piece c', the outer end being padded at g.

The clamping devices consist of a rod h which in practice is vertically movable in the space between theuprights, or in the slot where but one upright is used, having at one end a laterally bent portion which forms a movable jaw h', and at its other end screw threads to receive a bindingnut i. This jaw in practice engages the inner side of the leg or bracket and is padded at h2 to avoid marring. The fixed jaw of the clamp consists of a sleeve bearing j which tits loosely on the rod h and is adapted to engage the outer side of the leg or bracket, the contacting end being padded at j. Y

In the operation of my invention,supposing the stand to be attached to the indicated portions of theinstrument, the device is placed in position vwith the uprights on the floor and the rest vand bearing abutting respectively against the cheek and the base. The movable jaw is then brought into engagement with the inner side of the leg or bracket, and the sleeve into engagement with the outer side thereof, and the nut is turned until the leg or bracket is firmly clamped between the jaw, and the operation is completed. It is evident how IOO shown as the same may be modified in many ways without departing from the essence of the invention.

The lamp stand may be made of any suit- 5 able material, and very inexpensively. The

simplicity of construction renders the operation of attachment but the Work of a moment, and when in place the stand cannot be acci` dentally disconnected.

What I claim as my invention is A lamp stand. comprising the nprights, the spacing blocks connecting same, the lamp rest at the top of the uprights, the bearing block secured to the lower spacing block and 15 adapted to bear against the base of the article to which the stand is attached, and a vertically and horizontally adjustable clamp to engage said article, consisting of a rod having a hooked end and a threaded end, a spacing block or sleeve movable on the rod and confined between the uprights and the article and a binding nut for the threaded end, all as set forth.

In testimonT whereof I afx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ENOS RGSE SIIOEMAKER.

Witnesses:

SIMON KATZ, CHAs. ROSENFELD. 

